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Best Middle Schools in Waterloo, NY

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356

Students

Top rankedWaterloo Middle School1312^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Waterloo Middle School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Waterloo, New York is home to a single middle school, Waterloo Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of all New York middle schools over the past 3 school years, indicating significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Waterloo Middle School's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.57% to 35.19% in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams in Living Environment and Algebra I is stronger, with 100% proficiency rates, suggesting the school may be better equipped to prepare students for these more advanced assessments.

The school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 57.93% in 2023-2024, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9. The school's per-student spending is $26,991 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the national average. These demographic and funding factors may be contributing to the school's overall low performance, and further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve outcomes for the students of Waterloo Central School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterloo Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Center St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1540	356	37	9.7	54.8%	294 (82.6%)	11 (3.1%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	19.6	1312^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.5%		14.8	1387^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.8%	75	100.0	100.0	28.6	35.2	32.5	28.6	48.6	17.0	22.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,281	$2,079	$24,202

Cities Near Waterloo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seneca Falls	3.83 mi	4	652^nd
Geneva	6.14 mi	4	727^th
Union Springs	10.15 mi	3	201^st
Romulus	11.25 mi	1
Clifton Springs	11.68 mi	2	579^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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